{"product_id":"9781942646631","title":"Lee \u0026 Me: What I Learned from Parenting a Child with Adverse Childhood Experiences","description":"\u003cp\u003eI have chosen to share this with you because I know how it feels. I know what it's like to experience the juxtaposition of deep and abiding love for a child and not have that love reciprocated through easy, peaceful obedience. I have endured long, exhausting days of arguing, meltdowns and volatility. I have struggled to keep my composure and have wept with my son as he purged the deepest wounds that have broken the family chain of a thousand generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her own version of Roadmap to Holland, Wendy learns that there is a precarious balance between honoring a child's difficult past and the present task of developing a confident, well-adjusted child in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee and Me: What I Learned from Parenting a Child with Adverse Childhood Experiences is one mother's heartwarming story of personal experiences and lessons learned while raising her son who was adopted from Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part instruction manual, part humorous inclusion in a club no one advertises, and part guide to regaining one's own center in the midst of all the chaos, you will learn about:• Early experiences, such as adoption, and potential effects on brain development and behavior;• Working within the school system to create a positive educational environment through effective advocacy for your individual child;• Therapeutic parenting strategies for complex needs;• Assessing alternative therapies and interventions;• Acknowledgement of the emotional impact of child behaviors on parents, and the differences between pampering and self-care;• Mindful awareness of your own thoughts about your parenting situation, and how to address them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExhausted, frustrated and desperate parents — of adoptive, foster and stepchildren, or any child who has had a history of early separation or trauma - will find themselves laughing, crying and knowing they are not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Difference Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033951551728,"sku":"9781942646631","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781942646631_p0.jpg?v=1763757275","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942646631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}